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Scientific Name
Camponotus nearcticus
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Camponotus nearcticus Emery, 1893
Park
Great Smoky Mountains National Park (GRSM)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
Ant
Park Synonyms
Taxonomic Hierarchy
KingdomAnimalia
SubkingdomBilateria
Infrakingdom Protostomia
Superphylum Ecdysozoa
PhylumArthropoda
SubphylumHexapoda
ClassInsecta
SubclassPterygota
InfraclassNeoptera
SuperorderHolometabola
OrderHymenoptera
SuborderApocrita
InfraorderAculeata
SuperfamilyVespoidea
FamilyFormicidae
SubfamilyFormicinae
TribeCamponotini
GenusCamponotus
SpeciesCamponotus nearcticus
Occurrence
Present
Nativeness
Non-native
Nativeness Notes
Pest (Annotated List 9/9/19)
Abundance
Common
Abundance Notes
Cole (1940) found foragers and nests in standing dead trees throughout the park. MacGown and Hill collected this ant in an open mixed pine-hardwood forest along the Hyatt Lane cutoff in Cades Cove. Park Distribution: NC, TN (Annotated List 9/5/19)
Species Record Status Tags
  • Pre 1998
Taxa Group Tags
  • Insect
Taxa Subcategory Tags
  • Hymenoptera
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
4
References
1
Vouchers
24
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
Converted From Non NPSpecies Format By I&M Office
Created Date
6/16/2004 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
mkulick@nps.gov
Last Modified Date
9/9/2019 6:49:59 AM
Notes
Park Species Detail: Scope = ATBI Pilot Study; Sample Code = MT02; Determiner = 163; Determination Date = 2002; Preservation Method = Pinned; Watershed Name = LeConte Creek; Label = ATBI Plot, Twin Creeks; Place Name = Twin Creeks; Site Directions = The ATBI Plot is adjacent to the parking area at the upper building at Twin Creeks. From the front porch of the upper building at Twin Creeks, there is a wooden foot bridge crossing the creek at the East end of the parking area. Cross the foot bridge and walk along the gravel bar up stream about 15 feet. There is a small trail that leads to the ATBI Plot. The hectare ATBI Plot is marked by nylon string.; Location Name = Twin Creeks Collection of Great Smoky Mountains National Park; Parasites = No; Collection Method = Malaise Trap; Specimen Count = 1, Park Species Data Source: ATBI Database 6/10/2004
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